Farm Women Survey (two folders), 1978
Scope and Contents
The material in this collection consists of three file boxes of material collected by Lillie Hermann in connection with her various interests. Most material is in published form, newspaper or magazine articles, journals, reports and pamphlets. The most interesting section deals with the University of Idaho Women's Center Rural Feminism Project, the tapes and transcripts of which are currently housed in the University of Idaho Special Collections Library. There is very little original material in this archival group.
Each section of this collection of papers is described in the following Description of Series.
Dates
- Creation: 1978
Creator
- From the Collection: Hermann, Lillie Mae Aherin (Person)
- From the Collection: League of Women Voters of Idaho (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
185 items : These two folders contain approximately 180 questionnaires entitled "The Changing Role of Today's Farm Woman" filled out by rural women between the ages of 19 and 81. There are also four questionnaires which contain summaries of the results of the surveys in four different geographical areas. The questions include the amount of time spent doing farm work, whether the woman belongs to any farm related organizations, what her responsibilities are on the farm, and whether or not she is interested in taking extension courses.A five-page handwritten report indicates that Lillie Herman undertook this survey for a course she was taking at the University of Idaho. The groups contacted for the survey were all in north Idaho and include the Nez Perce County Cow Belles, Idaho Extension Homemakers Council, and several Grange groups. One of the purposes of the survey was to determine if there was enough interest among farm women to warrant developing programs through the University Extension Service. The survey showed that although the farm wife continues as a helper she has also become a bookkeeper, record keeper and secretary; she is being forced into a role change for economic survival and must have business and managerial skills not needed before.
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository